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Jonathan
Joined: 05 Apr 2004
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| Posted: Sun Apr 18, 2004 7:34 pm Post subject: New Zealand Expressions |
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| Check out this website for a really good list of New Zealand Expressions. |
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johnnywalker
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| Posted: Sat Apr 24, 2004 9:52 am Post subject: |
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| Good one Jonathan. Now I might be able to understand my manager. She's a kiwi and sometimes uses expressions i've never heard. |
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cocodrilo
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Location: Western Japan
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| Posted: Mon Jul 05, 2004 10:32 am Post subject: |
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| Odd, but "gobsmacked" wasn't on the list. My Kiwi GF used to say that almost daily! |
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Jonathan
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| Posted: Mon Jul 05, 2004 3:30 pm Post subject: |
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| I've heard several Australian friends use that one though... so maybe it's a regional rather than a purely kiwi expression? |
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effisk
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Location: online
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| Posted: Wed Sep 15, 2004 11:08 am Post subject: |
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| http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-gob1.htm |
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